Vienna Bronze Cat

This little cat is a Viennese bronze that could be by the Austrian artist Franz Bergman. The first Viennese bronze factory opened in 1850 in Hernals, near Vienna.
It began by creating small decorative bronze figurines intended to adorn pipes. By the end of the century, more than 120 artisans were imitating it. All were distinguished by the fineness of their chiseling work on small decorative objects and sculptures that delighted bourgeois taste. Each piece, unique in its hand-chiseling, is further individualized by the colors applied to it.
This attention to detail made Viennese production the most naturalistic of its time, as well as offering the widest range of subjects. Collectors' items from the moment of their creation, Viennese bronzes were displayed in bourgeois interiors.
They became charming displays of their owners' social success.

Viennese bronzes are, at best, stamped with the factory's hallmark, but most of them are completely unmarked.

source: pipat-antiquites.fr